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June 10, 2011, Friday
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OIL settled above US$101 yesterday as investors focused on how the world would meet energy demand in coming months.
Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery rose US$1.19 to settle at US$101.93 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
World oil demand is expected to outpace supplies later this year by the widest margin since 2007. While OPEC has decided not to officially increase oil production, Saudi Arabia and a few other oil-producing nations are expected to boost exports anyway. Analysts aren't sure if it will be enough to meet demand.
"You see this general nervousness" in the US and Europe, Houston oil analyst Andrew Lipow said. US lawmakers and the International Energy Agency have talked about meeting future demand by tapping emergency supplies. But that will do little to ease the growing energy appetites of China and other emerging economies.
"Prices are going to go up, that's what's going to happen," Lipow said.
Natural gas futures lost 17.3 cents, or 3.6 percent, to settle at US$4.674 per 1,000 cubic feet after the government said supplies in storage grew last week more than analysts expected. The Energy Information Administration said supplies increased by 80 billion cubic feet last week to 2.187 trillion cubic feet.
In other Nymex trading for July contracts, heating oil added 4.41 cents to settle at US$3.1378 per gallon and gasoline futures gained 6.11 cents to settle at US$3.0398 per gallon.
In London, Brent crude rose US$1.72 to settle at US$119.57 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery rose US$1.19 to settle at US$101.93 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
World oil demand is expected to outpace supplies later this year by the widest margin since 2007. While OPEC has decided not to officially increase oil production, Saudi Arabia and a few other oil-producing nations are expected to boost exports anyway. Analysts aren't sure if it will be enough to meet demand.
"You see this general nervousness" in the US and Europe, Houston oil analyst Andrew Lipow said. US lawmakers and the International Energy Agency have talked about meeting future demand by tapping emergency supplies. But that will do little to ease the growing energy appetites of China and other emerging economies.
"Prices are going to go up, that's what's going to happen," Lipow said.
Natural gas futures lost 17.3 cents, or 3.6 percent, to settle at US$4.674 per 1,000 cubic feet after the government said supplies in storage grew last week more than analysts expected. The Energy Information Administration said supplies increased by 80 billion cubic feet last week to 2.187 trillion cubic feet.
In other Nymex trading for July contracts, heating oil added 4.41 cents to settle at US$3.1378 per gallon and gasoline futures gained 6.11 cents to settle at US$3.0398 per gallon.
In London, Brent crude rose US$1.72 to settle at US$119.57 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
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